Hello Guido
I am very familiar with the procedure.
Although I can’t understand why, Switzerland didn’t go along with the EU when it came to abolishing roaming fees, since Switzerland otherwise attaches such great importance to EU conformity.

Now it’s just the case that as a customer I’m looking for the best price/performance ratio for me. During the (EU) holidays I’m clearly best off with a prepaid payment from the relevant country (thanks to EU regulations). It is the right of every customer to purchase the services wherever they want them. If the provider cannot sell his products, he should consider whether he still offers timely products. The Swiss are very sluggish when it comes to price elasticity, so such a policy may last longer here.

Your word in God’s ear that you can also load foreign pre-paid as an e-Sim onto (Swisscom branded) devices.

Until I have tested this, I will continue to pay attention to dual-SIM operation devices when purchasing devices and program myself what which SIM card should do what, or not.

ESim is just an attempt by the manufacturers of mobile devices and the mobile phone providers to connect the customer and prevent them from freely choosing the mobile phone offer on the market. As the Huawei Watch 2 4G proves, a nano SIM card slot can also be easily installed in small devices such as a SmartWatch. And in mobile devices that don’t have space for a nano-SIM card slot, a mobile module makes no sense anyway, as its battery would be empty after a few hours anyway… As a consumer, you should avoid buying mobile devices with ESIM. Swisscom does not offer a prepaid offer for ESIM. You would have to choose an overpriced subscription. If you as a consumer are interested in fair prices for mobile phone offers, you should only buy mobile devices with a NANO SIM card slot. Mobile devices with two NANO SIM card slots (dual SIM devices) are even better. This way you can avoid the exorbitantly expensive roaming costs. After all, “Naka Mobile”, the mobile phone provider behind the “Swiss Mobile” SIM card, also has to conduct the same tariff negotiations as Swisscom and still offers consumers significantly better roaming tariffs, especially in distant countries!?

The eSIM system reminds me of the past when there were no SIM cards. You would have to take the device to a specialist who would program the number onto the device. A few minutes of work 100 francs. Apart from that, what about security? I could easily imagine someone suddenly having the same number on a device as me and then making calls or shopping at my expense. Honestly, I dread it.

I dare to hope that this article was written a year ago? Because stipulating in the article that the first mobiles which will use the E-SIM will be released in a year when Apple has just announced it…?

Very good because I found it surprising that Apple showed the operators with which they had a partnership for eSIM and which would work with eSIM but that Swisscom was not there…

When can I order an esim for the new iPhones? Above is later. Later this month? Later this year?

Good article, very clear on the big changes ahead.

Still, this paragraph would need some clarification:

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An eSIM for smartphones will come on-stream later

Smartphone SIM cards are not set to be replaced imminently. For the time being the iPhone XS, XS Max and XR will not support eSIM in Switzerland. So for now, the heart of your phone will still be a conventional SIM.

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Is there a timeframe for this feature to become available?

I see a great use for this feature, allowing the main contract with Swisscom to be on the eSIM, and the external would be used for a second provider when travelling abroad, without the need to swap SIM cards (and thus losing the capability of receiving calls) or worse having two phones (which is what I am doing currently).

I am keen to order the iPhone XS, but I would love to be able to make the most of the device, especially since it’s much larger than my current iPhone SE+iPhone 5S combo.

Many thanks, Luca

Apple says yes the esim will come later this year via sw update then we’ll see what the Swiss providers do! Apple’s list does not yet include any CH providers, but does include D and A! Of course also USA! The esim in the iPhone is now new, let’s see how it goes!

We wrote the year 2025 and (SC) Wingo prepaid is still not available as e-sim !!! 😡😡🤬🤬 The competition can do better !!! Prepaid and e-sim works!